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Russia and Estonia on Monday expelled their ambassadors in a tit-for-tat move.
The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Estonian Ambassador Margus Laidre and ordered him to leave the country by February 7.
It said that Estonia's diplomatic representation from now on will be downgraded to a charge d'affaires that heads the EU country's mission in Moscow.
The ministry also said that the move was made in retaliation for Estonia's new step to reduce the size of the Russian Embassy in Tallinn.
In response, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said that the Russian ambassador will leave on Feb. 7 too.
The Estonian Foreign Ministry had earlier this month ordered Russia to reduce the number of its embassy staff to eight diplomats and 15 administrative, technical and service staff members.
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